portrait - is a portrayal of a person showing the person’s face (could
be a drawing, a photograph, or a sculpture).
Some people say that
artists merely paint self-portraitsas it solves the problem of having to find a model.
landscape - is a work of art that features a scene of land or countryside (in other words nature)
Landscapes can range from
oil paintings to gauche and pastels.
still-life painting - is a painting featuring anything that does not move.
Still-life art was common in the ancient world.
oil painting - is a technique of painting with oil paints. The second meaning is a picture painted with oil paints.
Fat over lean is one of the fundamental concepts of
oilpainting.
figurative art - is any type of art that accurately represents an image from the real world.
Figurative art has a history as long as the history of representation itself.
contemporary art - a bit controversial term. The easy definition is contemporary to us. It means that it has been created during our lifetimes. Usually contemporary art refers to artworks made after by still living artists.
Anything can be done in
contemporary art, because
there is no set way to create this modern art style.
Now let’s talk about which art styles exist.
Realism - an artistic movement attempting to portray the lives of ordinary
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